million book project - any updates?

med007 · 03-28-2009, 08:22 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Million_Book_Project

Have there been any updates since 2007?

I like that they use .djvu - I wish more people used .djvu

HarryT · 03-29-2009, 04:06 AM

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Originally Posted by med007

I like that they use .djvu - I wish more people used .djvu

Why? What eBook readers support that format?

cerement · 03-29-2009, 05:35 AM

If it's the same DjVu that Wikipedia refers to, it's yet another image format, not an ebook format (no text is actually stored or available). If there were any viewers out there, then it would be fine as an end format, but not as a beginning format.

med007 · 03-29-2009, 07:23 PM

if i understand it correctly - text is stored in 1 layer of the image. It is easily serachable in the all of the viewers. It's just like PDF but better... althought less frequently used.

Jill75 · 03-29-2009, 11:16 PM

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I like that they use .djvu - I wish more people used .djvu

I also am wondering what kind of format this is....

DaleDe · 03-30-2009, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Jill75

I also am wondering what kind of format this is....

You can read about it in the wiki. It is supported by Hanlin V3 and its clones.

Dale

med007 · 10-15-2010, 02:48 AM

any updates on this topic? .djvu would be a great file to be able to easily convert to kindle friendly

DaleDe · 10-15-2010, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by med007

any updates on this topic? .djvu would be a great file to be able to easily convert to kindle friendly

Converting it would result in a huge loss of functionality and the size advantage that DJVU has. Generally books are available in other formats. While I like the presentation and capability of DJVU its major features would be lost in conversion. To understand read the wiki on this topic.

03-28-2009, 08:22 PM	#1
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03-29-2009, 05:35 AM	#3
cerement Groupie Posts: 170 Karma: 2000 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: San José, CA Device: Amazon Kindle 1, Sony PRS-300, Amazon Kindle 3	If it's the same DjVu that Wikipedia refers to, it's yet another image format, not an ebook format (no text is actually stored or available). If there were any viewers out there, then it would be fine as an end format, but not as a beginning format.

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med007 Enthusiast Posts: 34 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: kindle2	if i understand it correctly - text is stored in 1 layer of the image. It is easily serachable in the all of the viewers. It's just like PDF but better... althought less frequently used.

10-15-2010, 02:48 AM	#7
med007 Enthusiast Posts: 34 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: kindle2	any updates on this topic? .djvu would be a great file to be able to easily convert to kindle friendly

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